Polk County takes to the field for tonight's game against Kingston. The Wildcats from Benton have a record that's 10-and-0. And throughout that season, there's been one player who's overcome a major challenge.
"You know, god has a special plan for... Full story
An 18-year-old man is recovering at Erlanger today after a train collided with his car.
Polk County authorities tell us the accident happened just after 1:30 this morning along Highway 411 near York Road. Dispatchers tell NewsChannel9 they... Full story
If it weren't for a couple dozen tireless people who volunteered their time no one would have ever found the remains of a woman who disappeared 53 years ago.
The whereabouts of Kathleen Wrinkle tormented her family for decades. Friday those... Full story
Polk County schools will be closed Thursday & Friday because the number of students who have been out sick.
Director of Schools, James Jones says Chilhowee Middle School has 36 percent absentees. Eighteen percent of students at South Polk... Full story
A small Tennessee Valley town is dealing with the loss of two 16-year-old boys. They died in a car crash Monday night. Polk County High School sophomore Josh Cronan and junior Jesse 'Hunter' McTaggert were killed in the wreck along... Full story
Two people are dead and another injured after an accident just off Highway 64 in Polk County.
Dispatchers there confirm to NewsChannel9 it happened just after 10:40 Monday evening off Reynolds Bridge Road.
We're told that an officer had clocked a... Full story
Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are looking for a gunman who got into a shootout with workers at the water treatment plant in Cantrell Flats area at a Intertrade Holdings Facility.
Detective Joe Price says the workers saw a man... Full story
A Polk County teenager will take to the football field... the first time since almost dying from a football injury.
Polk County senior Serge Foster remembers the exact day the last time he faced Bradley on the football field. He says it was Tax... Full story
A home goes up in flames in Polk county.
Dispatchers confirm to NewsChannel9 that they're working a house fire just outside Benton. It happened just after 3:15 near the corner of Benton Springs and Parksville Road, after a motorist noticed... Full story
Sen. Bunch and Rep. Watson awarded Ducktown with a $25,000 grant that will be used for equipment in the new Ducktown community park.
"The entire community will benefit from the grant allowing the citizens to have a enjoyable place to have family... Full story